DOUG: TODAY ACTRESS LORI LOUGHLIN AND HER HUSBAND WILL OFFICIALLY ENTER THEIR GUILTY PLEAS IN THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL. MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER SHE APPEARED DEFIANT OUTSIDE FEDERAL COURT IN BOSTON LOUGHLIN AND HER HUSBAND GEE-AH-NEWLY AGREED TO TIME BEHIND BARS 2 MONTHS FOR HER 5 MONTHS FOR HIM. ALONG WITH FINES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. LOCAL ATTORNEY GREG HENNING SAYS IT’S LIKELY THE COUPLE WAS ADVISED TO SEEK A DEAL DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. >> RIGHT NOW GIVEN WHAT EVERYONE IS FACING, IF YOU’RE AN ATTORNEY RISING CLASS AND, YOU CAN SAY THIS IS YOUR BEST CHANCE TO USE THE COVID EPIDEMIC IS POTENTIALLY AN OPTION TO GET HOME. DOUG: THE COUPLE WAS FACING SENTENCES OF UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON ACCUSED OF PAYING $500,000 IN BRIBES TO GET THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO USC AS CREW TEAM RECRUITS EVEN THOUGH THEY DON’T ROW. TODAY’S PLEA HEARING WILL TAKE PL

Former "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, entered guilty pleas Friday in connection with the college admissions scandal.The couple was accused of participating in the scheme to get their two children admitted to the University of Southern California under the guise of athletic recruits. They formally entered their guilty pleas Friday in a teleconference with United States District Judge Nathaniel Gorton in Boston. Loughlin, 55, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, the DOJ said. Giannulli, 56, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud.Under the terms of the plea agreement, Loughlin was sentenced to two months of incarceration, a $150,000 fine and two years of supervised release with 100 hours of community service. Giannulli was sentenced to five months of incarceration, a $250,000 fine and two years of supervised release with 250 hours of community service.Now that the pleas are formalized, Gorton must approve the sentencing agreements. Separate sentencing hearings were scheduled for Aug. 21. The couple was facing sentences of up to 20 years in prison.They are the 23rd and 24th parents to plead guilty in the case.Loughlin and Giannulli were among 50 people arrested last year in the case dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues" that rocked the word of higher education. They are the 23rd and 24th parents to plead guilty in the case. The case uncovered a scheme in which wealthy parents paid huge sums to secure students’ admission at elite schools as fake athletic recruits or have someone cheat on their entrance exams, authorities said. Others who have pleaded guilty in the case include “Desperate Housewives” actress Felicity Huffman. She served nearly two weeks in prison late last year after she admitted to paying $15,000 to have someone correct her daughter’s entrance exam answers.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The couple was accused of participating in the scheme to get their two children admitted to the University of Southern California under the guise of athletic recruits. They formally entered their guilty pleas Friday in a teleconference with United States District Judge Nathaniel Gorton in Boston.

Loughlin, 55, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, the DOJ said. Giannulli, 56, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud.

Under the terms of the plea agreement, Loughlin was sentenced to two months of incarceration, a $150,000 fine and two years of supervised release with 100 hours of community service. Giannulli was sentenced to five months of incarceration, a $250,000 fine and two years of supervised release with 250 hours of community service.

Now that the pleas are formalized, Gorton must approve the sentencing agreements. Separate sentencing hearings were scheduled for Aug. 21.

The couple was facing sentences of up to 20 years in prison.

They are the 23rd and 24th parents to plead guilty in the case.

Loughlin and Giannulli were among 50 people arrested last year in the case dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues" that rocked the word of higher education. They are the 23rd and 24th parents to plead guilty in the case.

The case uncovered a scheme in which wealthy parents paid huge sums to secure students’ admission at elite schools as fake athletic recruits or have someone cheat on their entrance exams, authorities said.

Others who have pleaded guilty in the case include “Desperate Housewives” actress Felicity Huffman. She served nearly two weeks in prison late last year after she admitted to paying $15,000 to have someone correct her daughter’s entrance exam answers.